Senior Accountant

Stellenbosch
Salary: Market Related
Job Type: Permanent
Sectors: Finance
Reference: SW006171/JM

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Vacancy Details

Employer: Helderberg Personnel cc

Our client, an well know wine estate, is seeking to employ a Senior Accountant to join their team. The ideal candidate will have a BComm Accounting Degree and 5 years’ experience.

Key Responsibilities

Qualification - B.Com Accounting Degree
Experience - 5 years’ experience

Debtors & Cash Management

Oversee the full debtor function, including invoicing, returns, reconciliations, and ensuring accurate payment allocations in the accounting system (Temporary).
Prepare and distribute monthly customer statements and follow up on overdue accounts, resolving payment discrepancies promptly.
Prepare debtor ageing reports and assist with month-end financial close.
Perform debtor cash flow forecasting and calculate provision for doubtful debts based on above Debtor ageing analysis . Related Journal entries after approval received
Perform monthly reconciliation of hospitality sales transactions between the operational software to financial software (Sage Evolution).

Third-Party Billing

Prepare monthly third-party storage and service calculations and oversee invoicing thereof.
Oversee invoicing of sale of assets and related asset write off Journal

Assets & Balance Sheet Oversight

Maintain and reconcile all asset registers, including depreciation and amortisation calculations and journal processing.
Reconcile balance sheet line items and maintain supporting schedules.
Prepare monthly inter-company invoices and prepare inter-company payment processing for approval.

Supplier Payment review

Review weekly payment packs prior to release to the bank, ensuring accuracy and completeness

VAT, SAWIS , Inventory & Compliance

Assist with VAT submissions and related compliance tasks.
Support inventory valuations and reconciliation processes.
Assist with preparation of Sales information for SAWIS submissions
Ensure compliance with internal policies and statutory requirements

Financial Analysis & Reporting

Prepare variance analyses on income Statement items to ensure accurate and complete processing.
Assist with budgeting and forecasting processes and monitor actual vs. budget performance.

Audit, Month-End & Year-End Support

Assist with audit preparation and liaise with auditors as required.
Prepare supporting schedules for month-end and year-end reporting.

Process Improvement & Team Leadership

Identify opportunities to streamline finance processes, improve reconciliations, and enhance internal controls.
Provide guidance and mentoring to assistant Accountants
Collaborate cross-functionally with operations, sales, and HR teams on finance-related queries.
Support ad hoc analysis, projects, and reporting requests from the finance team or management.

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About Helderberg Personnel cc

Based in Somerset West, Helderberg Personnel was established in 1998. The company initially started doing placements in the Helderberg Basin and over the years expanded nationally. Our background has proved to be invaluable in providing a high standard of recruitment, screening, evaluation and placement of candidates.

Our Value proposition:
The true value proposition of the Helderberg Personnel brand is our commitment to attending to our clients’ needs, culture and values and to ensure that, through comprehensive interviews with candidates, the overall match is determined to ensure a long term relationship. The identity of the client remains confidential at all times. We understand that our function is to ensure that the candidate must become a strategic partner to a business instead of a mere employee. Helderberg Personnel has achieved a steady growth over the last years and we have evolved into one of the leading agencies in the region. We have made placements cross functional, cross industry and up to senior management level.